The 2021-22 Premier League season is officially over, and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City again came out as the winners (their fourth title in the last five seasons). The defending champions fought off a ruthless Liverpool until the final matchday to etch their name on the trophy by one point, like three years back.
And now it is time to wrap up this fantastic campaign by picking FootTheBall’s Premier League team of the season.
We have seen some brilliant performances across the season, with several players raising their bar to make their case for inclusion in the Team of the Season. So, here is FootTheBall’s PL Team of the Season.
Goalkeeper: Jose Sa
Jose Pedro Malheiro de Sa is our first entry into the PL Team of the Season. With goalkeepers such as David De Gea, Edouard Mendy, Aaron Ramsdale, Hugo Lloris, Alisson and Ederson plying their trade in the Premier League, it must have taken some effort from a keeper to surpass all these names.
And this is what Wolvemhamtpon Wanderers shot-stopper Jose Sa did. The 29-year-old was in peak form throughout the campaign. According to Soccerment, Jose Sa prevented 8.26 goals, the best in the top five leagues. Therefore, it is no surprise that Wolves had the most significant difference between expected goals allowed and actual goals allowed.
This is… absolutely insane from José Sá?!
Is it the highest total ‘goals prevented’ number since you started recording it, @OptaAnalyst?
And surely the biggest gap between top & next best, both in terms of total prevented & goals prevented rate. pic.twitter.com/6SjU0ijvXv
— Ali Maxwell (@AliMaxwell_) May 17, 2022
Jose Sa was the best player for the team by Soccerment. According to fbref, he prevents a goal every three matches, putting him in the top one per cent goalkeepers.
His brilliant season has also ensured that he is starting keeper for Portugal when they start their campaign in Qatar.
Right-Back: Trent-Alexander Arnold
What a season it has been…
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